Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies‚ by Jared Diamond‚ attempts to explain why history progressed differently for people from various geographical regions. Diamond introduces his book by pointing out that history followed different courses for different people because of differences among peoples’ environments‚ not because of biological differences among people themselves. Through his convincing explanation for how civilizations were created and evolved throughout the course of history
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GMitchell Phillips Growth of Geographic Thought Book Review – The Myth of Continents In recent history‚ geographers have become concerned with matters of language‚ and the way in which they communicate and speak about the world. One of the most basic geographical building blocks that one learns is the concept of continents. Everyone learns that there are seven continents‚ which are simply large landmasses which are ‘separated’ from one another‚ ideally by oceans. Although this is what how continents
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traveling by plain. And not because it is very comfortable. It is exciting. I also like traveling by train. I’ve traveled this way a lot. When you are in the train you can see the beauty of nature. I envy the tourists because I think that they study geography traveling and visiting different parts of the world. They can tell you many things which you didn’t know before. They are interesting people from whom you can learn much new for yourself. Any kind of travel helps you to understand many things
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using facts‚ reasoning‚ and argument; to present in some detail” Part II THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction‚ several paragraphs addressing the task below‚ and a conclusion. Theme: Geography Geographic factors have affected the development of nations and regions. These factors have also promoted or hindered cultural diffusion. Task: Select two different geographic factors and for each • Explain how the geographic factor affected
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Assignment 02 09 September 2014 QUESTION Analyse the debate around the concepts “community” and “community development”. READING: Study guide‚ study unit 1 de Beer & Swanepoel‚ 1998: chapter 1 Community development: a reader‚ 2009: contributions by Cornwell (entitled "Community development: a phoenix too frequent"); Brent; Shaw; Kumar. Assessment evidence shows that you can: • critically discuss the meaning of the concepts “community” and “community development” • discuss some of the difficulties
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Introduction- With over 23 million persons‚ Australia has become the 52nd most populous country in the world. Population Demographics and its diversity have played a key role in shaping the very foundations of today’s culture. This can be seen through the transparencies of our local communities and the different profiles that co-exist within. This critical review will examine the population demographics of the Fairfield City Council. Through a number of sources including; (Fairfield a history
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I. What is Human Geo? a. Human geo- how people make places‚ how we organize space/society‚ how we interact with places‚ and how we make sense of ourselves and others in our regions. b. Advances in technology make communicating easier using planes‚ internet and automobiles c. Popular culture makes people more alike‚ but we are still different. d. Globalization- process of increasing worldly interaction. II. What are Geographic Questions? a. Physical Geo- the study
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GEOG 1017: Human Geography in A Globalizing World 19 January-2 May 2015 Webpage: http://geog.hku.hk/undergrad/geog1017 Lecture: Wednesday 10:30am-12:20 Meng Wah Complex‚ Theatre T1 Lecturer: Prof. George Lin (Office: 1006‚ 10/F‚ The Jockey Club Tower; Tel: 3917-7023) E-mail: gcslin@hku.hk Website: http://geog.hku.hk/staff_FT_Lin.html Teaching Assistants: Mr. LIU‚ Tao liutao@hku.hk (Office: Room 825‚ 8/F‚ The Jockey Club Tower) Course Synopsis: This is an introductory course about the location
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China’s geography‚ demands for natural resources‚ population pressures and unresolved border disputes with neighbours‚ have forced Chinese leaders in previous years to focus their attention in solving those issues. As Robert Kaplan stated‚ ‘China’s unprecedented strength
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How Old is the Earth? James C. Wood‚ Sr. Liberty University PHSC-210 – Elements of Earth Science Instructor Mark Ivins March 2‚ 2015 Introduction The scientific community has been split on many things and the age of the earth is one of the subjects in which it is split. There are some who believe that the earth is billions of years old based on scientific measurements and there are others who believe that the earth is only thousands of years old based off of what the Bible teaches. Radiometric
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